Isiah Whitlock Jr. films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 29 films and 3 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for GoodFellas, The Wire and BlacKkKlansman.

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Starring Isiah Whitlock Jr.

GoodFellas
1990 · Film
8.5/10 · TMDB
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
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The Wire
2002 · TV
8.4/10 · TMDB
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions...
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Your Honor
2020 · TV
8.2/10 · TMDB
New Orleans judge Michael Desiato is forced to confront his own deepest convictions when his son is involved in a hit and run that embroils an organized crime family.
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Hoppers
2026 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
Scientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within...
The Residence
2025 · TV
7.7/10 · TMDB
A brilliant, eccentric detective must solve a murder in the White House residence — where the staff and guests at a state dinner are all suspects.
BlacKkKlansman
2018 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
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Detachment
2011 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying...
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25th Hour
2002 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and his final hours of freedom are devoted to hanging out with his closest buddies and trying...
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Lightyear
2022 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Legendary Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion Sox.
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The Lost Husband
2020 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
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Cars 3
2017 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win...
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Enchanted
2007 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't...
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I Care a Lot
2021 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.
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1408
2007 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
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Cocaine Bear
2023 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Inspired by a true story, an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.
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Da 5 Bloods
2020 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting...
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Everyone Says I Love You
1996 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens...
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The Old Man & the Gun
2018 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes...
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Pieces of April
2003 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mother has a fatal form of breast cancer, she invites the clan...
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Europa Report
2013 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.
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Brooklyn's Finest
2009 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between...
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Choke
2008 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.
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CHiPS
2017 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.
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Cedar Rapids
2011 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers.
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Lying and Stealing
2019 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Hoping to leave his criminal lifestyle behind him, a successful art thief teams up with a sexy con woman to pull off the ultimate heist and set himself free.
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Thanks for Sharing
2013 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon—sex addiction.
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Twelve
2010 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
A young drug dealer watches as his high-rolling life is dismantled in the wake of his cousin's murder, which sees his best friend arrested for the crime.
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The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
After learning that a brain aneurysm will kill him in about 90 minutes, a perpetually unhappy man struggles to come to terms with his fate and make amends with everyone he has ever hurt.
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Eddie
1996 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations...
Run with the Hunted
2019 · Film
5.2/10 · TMDB
Oscar, a young boy, commits a noble murder and is forced to runaway from his rural hometown, leaving behind his best friend, Loux. He escapes to the nearest city, where he is inducted into a gang of child street thieves. His innocence...
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Corporate Animals
2019 · Film
4.8/10 · TMDB
Disaster strikes when the egotistical CEO of an edible cutlery company leads her long-suffering staff on a corporate team-building trip in New Mexico. Trapped underground, this mismatched and disgruntled group must pull together to survive.
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